Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

Preface - Mechanistic links between biodiversity and ecosystem function
Nico Eisenhauer
1. A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research
Nico Eisenhauer
2. Species contributions to above and belowground biodiversity effects in the Trait-Based Experiment
Liesje Mommer
3. "Lost in trait space: species-poor communities are inflexible in properties that drive ecosystem functioning"
Anja Vogel
4. Terrestrial laser scanning reveals temporal changes in biodiversity mechanisms driving grassland productivity
Claudia Guimarães-Steinicke
5. Plant functional trait identity and diversity effects on soil meso- and macrofauna in experimental grassland
Remy Beugnon and Nico Eisenhauer
6. How plant diversity impacts the coupled water, nutrient and carbon cycles
Markus Lange
7. A new experimental approach to test why biodiversity effects
Anja Vogel
8. Linking local species coexistence to ecosystem functioning - a conceptual framework from ecological first principles in grassland ecosystems
Kathryn E. Barry
9. Mapping change in biodiversity and ecosystem function research: Food webs foster integration of experiments and science policy
Jessica Hines
10. Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems
Peter Manning